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1. Prison Song

2. Needles

3. Deer Dance

4. Jet Pilot

5. X

6. Chop Suey!

7. Bounce

8. Forest

9. Atwa

10. Science

11. Shimmy

12. Toxicity

13. Psycho

14. Aerials

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System of a Down's sophomore effort is a musically and lyrically ambitious 14-song collection that's even more left-of-center and powerful than their 1998 self-titled debut. Here the Los Angeles-bred foursome tackle everything from government ("Prison Song") to cocaine-crazed groupies ("Psycho") in a more pointed and aggressive manner than Rage Against the Machine. Serj Tankian's hardcore vocals and occasional Middle Eastern flourishes ("Science") contribute to the unique, ultra-intense, and quirky qualities of System circa 2001. Unexpected time changes and death-metal-like intensity give way to mellower moments, all of which make for demanding but irresistible listening. Toxicity is a masterful, unusual, and forceful opus. This release includes a bonus CD-ROM that includes behind-the-scenes footage, band commentary, and concert clips. --Katherine Turman

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1.0 out of 5 stars F*ck this System!!, Jun 25 2004

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KarlMarxEmilioZapata (Cedar Lake, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Toxicity (Audio CD)

I changed my rating to one star because my dear friends, the Cherbaks, have fully convinced me that this band sucks ass!! These guys aren't creative, their instrumental sounds sound like any other Nu-Metal band. These guys also have really stupid philosophy compared to Rage Against The Machine. Rage follows the ideals of Che Guevara. System follows the ideals of Charlie Manson. Now who is brighter and smarter, Che Guevara or Charlie Manson? Exactly!! Guevara beats Manson by a long shot!! These guys aren't political, which of these is more political?

Wake Up, RATM: "You know they went after King when he spoke out on Vietnam, he turned the power to the have-nots, and then came the shot!"

Or this?

Psycho, SOAD: "Psycho, groupie, cocaine, crazy, psycho groupie coke, makes you high, makes you hide, makes you want to go-stop!"

Obviously, Wake Up is alot more political than Psycho, I don't see what politics are in that stupid song. Rage may rap in their music, but the rapping is done excellently and goes very well with the really creative and talented instrumentation. All System does is bash their instruments and scream into a microphone and call their garbage music a masterpiece. I think the-voice-of-reason ought to be killed for saying System is more talented and creative than Rage!! Rage forever System never!!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, GREAT GREAT!, July 10 2003

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WorshipperOfOpeth (Everywhere) - See all my reviews

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I loved this CD from day one and listened to it for hours daily for about 6 months. Every song is worth listening to, and there is a great variety. System's lyrics are smart and political, far from Nü Metal. THIS IS NOT Nü METAL! Following are song-by-song reviews. Every song is a minute or two too short for my taste, but it's great.

1."Prison Song": Great song, but it gets old fast. 3/5
2."Needles": I didn't like this at first, but now it's one of my favorites. 5/5
3."Deer Dance": Excellent anti-violence song. 5/5
4."Jet Pilot": Humorous, I don't know if it was meant to be. 4/5
5."X": VERY short, but that may be a good thing. 3/5
6."Chop Suey!": Fun and fast. 5/5
7."Bounce": Ballad of Serj taking a pogo stick along on his date. 4/5
8."Forest": A great song, simple as that. 5/5
9."Atwa": See above. 5/5
10."Science" the chorus gets a bit tiring, but still great. 4/5
11."Shimmy" Ahhh yes, the greatest on the album. 5/5

12."Toxicity": Great, Great, Great, Great! 5/5
13:"Psycho": This is slow-paced and I wish there were more like it. 5/5
14:"Aerials": Most albums have this, the last track that's different from all the other ones by far, and usually grows on you the most. 4/5

One of the "Must-Haves"

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5.0 out of 5 stars System scores big with "Toxicity", Mar 15 2002

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Aaron Hahn (Saltwater City, USA) - See all my reviews

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I'm no industry analyst, and I'm certainly not one to fall in love with just any mainstream metal that I hear on the airwaves. However, the first time I heard "Chop Suey!" on Chicago's Q101, I got curious, thinking, "Wait a minute here... this isn't 'Sugar,' nor is it 'Spiders' (FYI: both singles from SOAD's first release).. it's better!" This album is a far more matured and refined effort, and it's apparent to anyone that heard the first album that SOAD definately had not run out of creative energy, and even more apparent that they avoided the dreaded "sophomore jinx" by a longshot! Serj's vocals are once again the most uncanny you've ever heard, as he hits every type of mood in the Rock/Metal spectrum, sometimes all in one song! (See "Toxicity", "ATWA", and yes, if you really listen, "Chop Suey!") SOAD hits on the ever so popular and controversial topic of cocaine-addict groupie hoes in "Psycho," and the government drug conspiracies in "Prison Song." "Shimmy" strikes as a kooky, not-so-well mannered imitation of 1/2 of System's first release. All things considered, this album is definately the same System that caught our attention in 1998. The only difference from this release and their self-titled release can only be summed up like this: they're worlds apart, yet 100% System.

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